Rick Hamlin

Rick Hamlin is the executive editor of Guideposts magazine and the author of 10 Prayers You Can't Live Without. To learn more about the book and explore your own prayer journey, watch this video.

Articles

Thank You For Guideposts	Prayer Connects Friends Together
A Preview from Daily Guideposts 2011	Hope and Faith in Intensive Care

Videos

Lenten Psalms with Rick Hamlin	A Christmas Hymn, with Rick Hamlin
Rick Hamlin Sings Irish Ballad Danny Boy

Blog Posts

Passwords for Prayer	A Prayer for Writers
A Place of Prayer	Infinite Kindness
5 Things You Learn as a Dad	A Prayer for 9/11
Sing That Prayer!	Those Magic Words
Prayer and Cleaning the House	Praise for the Passing Storm
Write Your Prayer Down	Prayer Before a Hurricane
A Parting Prayer	Prayer for Senior Moments
A Prayer for Ascension Day	Praying Through Hard Times
A Subway Prayer Companion	Two Kinds of Prayer
A Bridegroom's Prayer	Ten Prayers for Summer
When Prayers Aren't Answered	Prayers for Those Who Govern
A Reminder in My Prayers for Boston	Prayers for the Unemployed
Purrs and Psalms	The Star-Spangled Banner Prayer
How to Pray in the Rough Times	Spiritual Growth Note to Self
Mountaintop Prayers	Prayer: Enough with the Lies!
Through Prayer, Finding the Good in Good Friday	What Do Fathers Really Want on Father’s Day?
To Talk and Pray	The Selfish Work of Prayer
Prayer on the Run	Guys Praying with Guys
6 Practical Prayer Tips from My Online Mentor	When to Take Someone off Your Prayer List
Gratitude Is a Prayer	“Why Am I Doing What I’m Doing, God?”
How Are You Doing This Lent?	The Importance of Military Chaplains
The Truth About the Lord's Prayer	Staying Spiritually Connected on the Web
Praying for Those Who Mourn	Praying for Strangers
A Brownie for a Prayer	Ten Prayers for Mother’s Day
Psalm for a Winter's Day	Portrait of a Miracle Worker
Prayer for the Elephants	Hymns for the Royal Wedding
Singing an African Prayer	Prayers for Easter Monday
Prayers for Perseverance	Simple Prayers (When You Don’t Feel Like Praying)
Do You Have a Bedtime Prayer?	Faith-Based Dads
A Biblical Prayer for Unbelief	Do You Need to Believe in God to Pray?
Prayer for a Panhandler	The Promise of Hope
A Doctor's Prayer	When a Dream Leads to Answered Prayer
Goodbye to My Prayer Partner	Prayers in a Crisis
A Prayer from Les Mis	What Saying Grace Says About You
Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Advent	Putting a Face to Prayer After the Tsunami
How to Pray Through a National Tragedy	An Amazing Story of Answered Prayer
Rick Warren and "The Purpose-Driven Life"	Who Are Your Balcony People?
Come, Lord Jesus, Come	Rejoice: A Prayer of Thanks for Dad
A Runner's Prayer	Hold a Good Thought
The Best Advent Prayer	When the End is Near
How Did You Know You Were in Love?	Foxhole Faith
The Author of "The Shack" on Change and His New Book	When It’s Hard to Ask for Prayers
Do You Ever Fall Asleep While Praying?	The Time for Hospice
An Important Prayer Reminder	Goodbye for Now
What Happens When Others Pray for You	Forgiveness Might Still Be Possible in the Digital Age, But How Do We Forget?
Pray Through Sorrows	Rodgers & Hammerstein for Dad
In the Storm's Wake, Pray for Others	Washing the Sheets Prayer
Praying for Peace in the Storm	Love, Mom & Dad
Reading Is Praying	Five Short Prayers for Christmas
A Prayer Warrior	Soaking in the Moment with Dad
Prayer, Our First Resort	Answered Prayer on "CSI: Miami"
"Be Not Afraid"	A Painter’s Guide to Prayer
Blessings and Prayers	Long Distance Prayers on Thanksgiving
Lesson in Stained Glass	Prayer 101: Gratitude
When You Get Distracted Praying	A Thanksgiving Prayer
Pray for Freedom	Dad’s New Home
Must I Pray for My Enemies?	He Who Sings Prays Twice
How Prayer Can Help on a Stressful Day	Pray When You Hear a Siren
Get Your Body into Prayer	Prayers for Dad
Tell the Truth (in Prayer)	The Daily Prayer I Couldn’t Do Without
When a Hug Was a Prayer	Friendship Prayer
A Prayer for Our Wives	Answered Prayers by Skype
What's Your Favorite Prayer?	10 Daily Prayers from the Psalms
A Prayer for Families	When We Promise to Pray, We Should Do It!
The Power of Praying for Someone Else	Five Christian Prayers for Bedtime
Prayers for Victims of a Shooting	Daily Bible Verses: Following the Word
Judge Not...	Five Classic Christian Prayers
My Big Phyllis Diller Question	Where Do You Pray?
Praying for a Direct Flight	Prayer on the Syllabus: Faith and Education Can Work Together
5 Biblical Prayers for a Dry Season	Get Into the Prayer Habit: Start With Our 30 Days of Prayer
God as Coach	Daily Prayers for Loss: You're Never Alone in Grief
Pray with Hope	The Caregiver’s Prayer
A Prayer for the Moment	Five Favorite Short Christian Prayers
Does God Get Bored by My Prayers?	A Lesson in Marriage: Pray Together, Stay Together
Seeking Guidance in Prayer	Pray for Hearts
Prayer for Moving Day	Grace at Dinnertime
Hula-Hoop and Prayer?	Well Dressed
Thanks, God, for the AC	Summer's Answer to Prayer
One Last Song	Work & Prayer
The Secret to a Good Marriage	Pray for Rain
7 Prayers of Paul	Master Chef
Angels in America	Interruption
The Jesus Prayer	Bad Memory Day
Got a Prayer Partner?	Listening
Three Bible Verses to Live By	Prayers for Cancer
Pray for a God's-Eye View	Set the Pace
Snow White Prays	Kleenex & the Holy Spirit
The Prodigal Father	What's Your Favorite Place to Pray?
Pray for Parents	Celebrate Good Health
Prayer Removes Mountains	Married
Have Trouble Asking for Prayer?	A Sweet Blessing
"Happy Pentecost!"	A Mental Workout
"Pray Now!"	Happy Easter!
A Faith Lesson from Mother Teresa	Good Friday
Can I Really Tell Jesus Anything in Prayer?	Instant Spring
A Proud Dad's Graduation Prayer	Heading to Branson
Prayer for the Green-Eyed Monster	No Worries for Lent
5 Good Reasons to Pray with Others	Reading as Praying
The Real "City Upon a Hill"	Just the Two of Us
Talk to God About Anything	At Times of Loss
Chuck Colson Was Born Again	Creative Love
How to Have a Really Nice Day	My Umbrella Angel
A Cat's Welcome Home	On Your Feet
Your Amen Corner	Joy Comes in the Morning
Jesus on Broadway	Recycling
"You'll Never Walk Alone"	Getting Rid of the Tree
Holy Week Woes	Thank-You Note Time
A Tuesday Faith	What's Your Favorite Carol?
Six-Word Bible Prayers	Light the Candles
"God, Are You There?"	Letter to My Son
Pray Like Jesus	Swine Flu?
Six Poems of Jesus	What's in a Name?
Centering Prayer: A Way to Be with God	Dreading Monday?
Too Many People to Pray For?	A God's-Eye View
How to Tell Someone You're Praying for Them	New Life
Bible Verses for Spring Cleaning	When Times Are Hard
Prayer in a Dentist's Chair	Happy Birthday, Mom!
The Homeless Man's Prayer	Phone Home
9 Tips from Jesus on Prayer	Can You Tie a Bow Tie?
9 Favorite Bible Quotes of Presidents (and Others)	You're In My Prayers
A Workout for Your Prayer Life	Little Things
Carol Burnett's Lesson in Prayer	The Things We Teach Our Kids
The "Runaway Bunny" Psalm	9/11 Weather
Valentine’s Day of Prayer	The Fires in California
"To Sing Is to Pray Twice"	Cleanliness and Godliness
"Deliver Us from Evil"	Make a Joyful Noise
How to Pray When You're Grieving	Prayers for the Journey
Pray for Patience!	Comfort Kits from Guideposts
Repeat That in a Prayer	The Best Thing to Do for Spiritual Growth
The Prayer That Takes Love	Happy Bastille Day!
5 Things to Be Thankful for in January	Clap for a Sunset
Try a New Prayer Practice for the New Year	A Song for the Fourth
Christmas Is One Big Prayer	Sports Dad
The Best of Christmas Pageants	Dad's War Stories
Have Yourself an Auntie Mame Christmas	Honey Bear
I Believe in "Merry Christmas!"	Happy Birthday Old Friend!
5 Ways That Facebook Can Help You Pray	Chocolate Mousse Surprise
Praying for Others Is My Fuel	Happy Graduation!
Prayer for a Happy Advent	Nine and Counting
Pray for Kim Kardashian, Snooki and Lindsay Lohan?	Hey, Mom, It's Me
Good Intentions and Prayer	My Prayer Partner
Courage and Honesty in Prayer	Blessings by Air
Pray for Our Veterans	Taxes!
Praying for Money Worries	Signs and Symbols
A Prayer for Perseverance	Out of the Blue
Your Prayer at the Wailing Wall	Pre-Surgery Blues
Prayer: What If This Were Your Last Day?	Happy St. Patrick's Day
My Secret Prayer for My Sons	Monday Mornings High
Prayers for Job Seekers	Thanks for the Day
A Heaven-Sent Rainbow	Giving Up
Pray for a Stranger	The Old Church
Three Things the Bible Says About Prayer	Fear Not
Leymah Gbowee and the Hard Work of Faith	A Healing
A Husband’s Desperate Prayer (on His Wife’s Birthday)	Bird's-Eye View
My Most Invigorating Prayer	My Friend, Wesley
A "Courageous" Film	January Light
The Answer to a Prayer on 34th Street	Take a Different Road
What Jesus Said About Prayer	A December Birthday
7 Ways to Pray When You Can't Pray	Happy Imperfect Christmas